Consumer

British Growth Fund has made its first investment in a publicly listed company, investing $16.2m in carpet and floor covering company Victoria, which will enable the company to acquire Abingdon Flooring.

Location tracking device manufacturer Tile has revealed it has raised $13m across two rounds from backers including Tencent to fund the release of an Android app.

Office products retailer Poppin has secured the money in a Fifth Third-backed series C round that will be used to further develop its technology.

Calgary spin-out Trusted Positioning is bought by US company InvenSense.

The fund, formed by France-based utility GDF Suez in May, is focusing on decentralised energy and energy efficiency technology as traditional power generation loses its lustre.

The corporate venturing unit has invested a substantial undisclosed sum in the toiletry retailer.

Financial services firm Citi exited the mobile shopping rewards company through the deal, which will involve Shopkick becoming part of the SK Telecom group.

Fablic, the maker of flea market app Fril, has raised $9.2m from investors including online recipe provider Cookpad and game developer Colopl.

E-commerce personalisation platform Qubit has raised $26m in series B funding from Salesforce Ventures, Accel Ventures and Balderton Capital.

The Comcast-backed home improvement and remodelling platform has closed a huge round that will support its international expansion.

The online fashion retailer, backed by Anders Holch Povlsen, Holtzbrinck and Tengelmann, floated near the top of its range and could raise up to $765m before the IPO closes.